Novels by Laura Hesse

Young Adult (7 - 11)

One Frosty Christmas:

In River Bend, they don't like newcomers, especially ones that are different. Hannah is an amputee and her mother is an artist who likes to paint to rock'n'roll. They don't fit into the community any better than the old mustang that the locals call "Frostbite". Undaunted, Hannah decides that nothing will stand in her way from winning the pony's love...not the town bully, not its cruel owner, and not even Old Man Winter himself. All too soon, she learns a hard lesson: small towns have no secrets!

The Great Pumpkin Ride:

If you camped out at a haunted cabin in the woods on Halloween night, would you leave your horse saddled?

Everyone knows that ghosts walk the trail to Pumpkin Alley during The Great Pumpkin Ride, but when a group of young teens ride out into the night afterwards, none of them are prepared for what happens next!

A Filly Called Easter:

Linda desperately wants a new barrel racing horse to compete in the next Harvest Feast Games and talks her father into taking her to the local livestock auction in the hopes of finding one there, but when she sets eyes on the beautiful, and very pregnant, palomino filly named "Easter", all dreams of barrel racing fly out the window. As Doc Martin becomes a regular visitor to the McCloud family farm, the townsfolk of River Bend find they have more to talk about than they've had in years!

Adult/Teen

Two Independents: (A Horse Story for Teens/Adults)

Susie Stetler hates horses, almost as much as she hates dogs! The idea of spending the summer at a cabin in the mountains with her grandmother and eight-year-old half-brother is not her idea of fun. And does the rancher's son next door really think she's girlfriend material?

June Stetler can't understand what happened to the beautiful little girl who used to sit and cuddle on her lap. Is the dread-locked surf-board loving teen really that little girl? June hopes that her love, and that of her horses, will be enough to win back the girl's trust and bring their broken family back together.

The Thin Line of Reason: (An Adult Suspense Thriller)

Sgt Bill Lancaster still mourning the death of his friend and partner, Sgt Ben Moore. He jumps at the chance to catch Moore's killer, but events go horribly wrong. Unable to believe the killer is dead, Bill turns to his sister, Sarah, for support, but she is battling her own demons. Sarah is not only dealing with their eccentric mother, but her employer's amorous advances. When a ghost from the past starts stalking Sarah, she fears for her own sanity and ignores her mother's pleas of warning.